Jack St. Clair Kilby was born November, 8th 1923 in Jefferson City , Missouri and died June 20th 2005 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 81. Jack Kilby was awarded 5 awards which were Nobel prize in Physics(2000), National Medal of Science(1969), IEEE Medal of Honor(1986), Charles Stark Draper Prize(1989 and Kyoto Prize(1993). Jack St. Clair Kilby was an American electrical engineer who took part in the realization of the first Integrated Circuit while working at Texas Instruments in 1958. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on December 10, 2000.To congratulate him, US President Bill Clinton wrote, "You can take pride in the knowledge that your work will help to improve lives for generations to come.
He is also the inventor of the and the Thermal Printer, for which he has patents. He also has patents for seven other inventions. John Kilby electrical engineer who made the first integrated circuit.He went on to pioneer military, industrial, and commercial applications of microchip technology. He headed teams that built both the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits. He later co-invented both the hand-held calculator and the thermal printer that was used in portable data terminals.
He is also the inventor of the and the Thermal Printer, for which he has patents. He also has patents for seven other inventions. John Kilby electrical engineer who made the first integrated circuit.He went on to pioneer military, industrial, and commercial applications of microchip technology. He headed teams that built both the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits. He later co-invented both the hand-held calculator and the thermal printer that was used in portable data terminals.
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